diff --git a/inception/inception-kb/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/kb/querybuilder/SPARQLQueryBuilder.java b/inception/inception-kb/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/kb/querybuilder/SPARQLQueryBuilder.java
index 07882a9192c..e87b77dc309 100644
--- a/inception/inception-kb/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/kb/querybuilder/SPARQLQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/inception/inception-kb/src/main/java/de/tudarmstadt/ukp/inception/kb/querybuilder/SPARQLQueryBuilder.java
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ private GraphPattern bindPrefLabelProperties(Variable aVariable)
         Iri pSubProperty = iri(kb.getSubPropertyIri());
         var primaryLabelPattern = aVariable
                 .has(PropertyPathBuilder.of(pSubProperty).zeroOrMore().build(), pLabel);
-        return optional(primaryLabelPattern);
+        return primaryLabelPattern;
     }
 
     /**